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How many 'Figures of Speech' can you spot?

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FlumpyMummy · 12/03/2019 03:11

There are 27 figures of speech in this photo. How many can you see? I can see 6.
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How many 'Figures of Speech' can you spot?
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LifeCasting · 12/03/2019 03:32

Think i can see 9 but I’m not very good st this sort of thing... Great distraction, what fun!

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 03:51

Ten.

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 03:58

Think I've got 11. Can see other clear obvious ones (what's the food on the tray about?) but can't work out what they are

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 03:58

Make that 12

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:00

Is it something to do with your plate being full?

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:01

Or spill the beans ?

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:02

Or spill the beans ?

LifeCasting · 12/03/2019 04:02

Got too much on your plate!

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 04:04

13

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:07

Spill the beans
Heart on your sleeve
Ace up your sleeve
Cherry on the cake
Ear worm
...going back to check for more

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:09

Cat got your tongue
Kick the bucket
Time flies
Pins and needles

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:10

Kick the bucket
Time.flies
Silver spoon in your mouth
Keeping yoir Cards close to yyour chest

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:10

Put a knot in it
Cards close to your chest

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:11

Hit the nail on the head
Eggs all in one basket

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 04:12

Best foot forward
Cold feet?
Eggs in one basket

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:13

All your eggs in one basket

...I can't actually make pit some of the bits of the pic

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:15

Same here, maybe I should read a book instead Grin

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 04:15

Bad egg?

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 04:16

Bird brain ?

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:18

Dancing shadows
Walking on eggshells

ABC1234DEF · 12/03/2019 04:19

On a silver platter

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:20

Bird brain, but can't see what the thing top left is? Is it a bit, a walnut, in half?

How many is that so far

Oh and

Tied in knots

Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:23

In a nutshell

foreverblessedbee · 12/03/2019 04:24
  1. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  2. Kick the bucket
  3. Wear your heart on your sleeve
  4. Time flies
  5. Keeping all your eggs in one basket
  6. Ear worm
  7. It's a piece of cake
  8. Keeping your cards close to your chest
  9. Cats got your tongue
10. In a nutshell 11. Like a fish out of water 12. Ace up your sleeve 13. Tie the knot 14. Not enough room to swing a cat 15. Life's not all black and white 16. Always something in the shadows waiting to trip you up 17. Don't spill the beans 18. The big cheese 19. Being Run ragg-ed. 20. You want it all bought to you on a silver tray 21. Got your head screwed on 22.
Smotheroffive · 12/03/2019 04:24

...and what's that thing by the bare foot?

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